Hobsons Bay Community Action and Leadership

Are you thinking about applying for a Make it Happen - Hobsons Bay Recovery and Reconnection grant? Join expert grant writer Debby Maziarz online via Zoom to learn how to get the most out of your grant application and have a greater chance of success.

Any questions about the workshop - please contact grants@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au

When: Thursday 10 March from 6.30pm to 8.30pm

Register here by Wednesday 9 March, 1 pm

Marketing on a limited budget is challenging but it can be done! Some marketing strategies can blow the budget if they are not managed effectively and others may surprise and be small steps, which can obtain a big return. Making a groups marketing effort more productive with tips and hints for effective ways to focus a marketing strategy in the areas that will really count.

Thursday 17 March, 10am to 12:30pm.

Register here by Wednesday 16 March, 1pm

Are you still forming an idea or developing a project for a grant and need some support? Come along to this session.
In this workshop you will learn some basic project planning tips and workshop ideas to progress your project to the next stage with other participants and support from expert community ideas facilitator and grant writer Debby Maziarz.

Bring your initial idea or area of interest to the session.

Any questions about the workshop - please contact grants@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au

When: Monday 21 March, via Zoom 6pm to 8pm

Register here by Friday 18 March, 1 pm

Hobsons Bay is proud of its cultural diversity. Hobsons Bay City Council supports intercultural relationships between people and groups to foster a sense of belonging for all. Discrimination based on race is against the law. Racism has long term negative impacts on people’s health and wellbeing. Racism happens and is witnessed every day. Join expert facilitators Polykala in this experiential online workshop to learn skills and strategies to respond to racism and reduce the harmful impact it has on our community.

What to expect:

• Defining racism.
• Intention and impact of racism.
• Bystander action (options you can safely make if you witness racism).
• Indirect and direct approaches to dealing with discrimination.
• Tips for difficult conversations.

Any questions about the workshop - please contact commdev@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au

When: Wednesday 30 March, 9.30am to 12.30pm

Where: Online via zoom

Contact details: Register here by 28 March, 5pm

This interactive workshop provides participants with strategies they can implement into their program. Participants will use the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement to develop or improve an existing volunteer program so that they can successfully recruit, retain and recognise the important contribution volunteers make; leading to longer retention rates and a healthy workplace culture. Learning outcomes include:

• Understand recruitment and retention in line with the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement
• Develop comprehensive recruitment channels to attract a variety of demographics
• Understand volunteer motivations and how to manage volunteer expectations
• Develop systems to recognise the contribution volunteers make to the programs and organisations in which they work

Tuesday 12th April, 9.30am to 12.30pm

Register here by Monday 11 April, 1pm

Presented by Justice Connect, a group of lawyers working with not-for-profit organisations to build strong communities. Governing a Community Organisation will address the following; Legal roles of committee/board members as decision makers. Differences between governance and management. Legal structure and status of your organisation. Importance of rules/constitution and legal purpose or objects. Four key legal duties of committee/board members and much much more.

Wednesday 12th & 19th of May 6.30pm - 8pm, online. This is a two-part session.

Register here by Monday 10 May, 9am.

Acknowledging Country is a key step towards creating a respectful, safe and inclusive culture in your community group, sports club and volunteer organisation. Do you know the difference between Acknowledging Country and Welcome to Country?

Join expert facilitators Rhys Paddick and Emma Gibbens to learn the foundations for creating an Acknowledgement of Country focusing on the place, people and position you’re in. You will learn about the purpose and significance and have a chance to personalise and practice how you can acknowledge country in different gatherings and settings.

Friday 28 May, 11am to 1pm

Register here by Wednesday 25 May, 5pm

In 2020, there was a rapid shift to online (virtual) volunteering in many organisations, allowing volunteers to connect in new ways. Volunteering Victoria’s 2020 State of Volunteering Report found online volunteer roles have increased from 16 to 44 per cent of all roles. In this workshop, we will cover the fundamentals of online volunteering, including designing roles, keeping volunteers safe and staying connected with your volunteers.

Tuesday 22 June, 10am to 12pm

Register here by Monday 21 June, 1pm

This interactive workshop provides participants with strategies they can implement into their program. Participants will use the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement to develop or improve an existing volunteer program so that they can successfully recruit, retain and recognise the important contribution volunteers make, leading to longer retention rates and a healthy workplace culture. 

Wednesday 7 July, 9.30am to 12.30pm

Register here by Tuesday 6 July, 1pm

This interactive workshop provides participants with a sound understanding of best practice volunteer management. Participants will be taken through each stage of the volunteer’s involvement, based on the “life cycle” model of volunteer management. Areas covered include: advertising and recruitment, induction, ongoing support, supervision and recognition, safety and risk management, through to the exit stage. We will also help you to identify your strengths as a manager/leader of volunteers and discuss how to build a positive workplace culture through values-based leadership. 

Part 1: Thursday 15 July 9.30am to 12.30pm.

Part 2: Tuesday 27 July 9.30am to 12.30pm.

This is a two-part session.

Register here by Wednesday 14 July, 1pm.

Join expert digital storytellers CineSpace to learn skills to capture great photos, craft digital stories and messages with your own phone that you can use for your group's social media, AGM reports and Grant Acquittal reports. This workshop will cover the following key topics: 

• What is the story / essence / message you are trying to capture with a photo at your community group event / activity and who is your audience?
• How to take a great photo with your own phone at an event for your groups social media, AGM reports or grant acquittal reports.
• How to upload and post a great photo from your phone to your groups Facebook / Instagram / Tik Tok or other social media.
• What free or cheap tools exist to help you create an online slideshow exhibition of photos for your community group.
• Why and how you can celebrate diversity and inclusion through your photo stories.
• Privacy rules, tips and guidance around taking and storing photos for social media platforms especially for community groups with members under 18 years old. 

When: Friday 30 July, 11am to 1pm

Register here by Thursday 29 July, 12pm

So you have an idea for community action, connection, leadership or perhaps just fun? Do you need funds to make it happen? Where do you start? Bring your idea to this online workshop. Working with other people and supported by expert community ideas facilitator Debby Maziarz, you will tease out what local resources, funds and grants might be a good fit for bringing your idea to life! 

Monday 2 August, 6.30pm to 7.30pm

Register here by 12pm, Friday 30 July 

Volunteer managers will walk away from this session with useful legal information, tips, tools, templates and resources to support them in their roles. Make volunteering for your group or organisation a great experience for all. You'll learn about:

• volunteer or employee?
• recruitment process
• duty of care
• legal responsibility for volunteer actions
• risk management and insurance
• workplace behaviours
• reviewing performance
• ending the relationship
• top tips and additional resources

Thursday 5 August, 9.30am to 12.30pm

Register here by Wednesday 4 August, 1pm

Unsure about where to start when it comes to improving or redeveloping your facility? Join the Sports Community team to learn about the different types of facility redevelopments, how to fund your redevelopment and, ultimately, how to become “shovel ready”. We detail the process from start to finish including the conversations you need to have, relationships you need to build and background information you need to collect. We review HBCC’s Sports Facility Needs Analysis, capital works program and the factors which influence decision making. For club’s not currently in the capital works program – we discuss how to create a compelling evidence base for your redevelopment or improvement and the importance of a well-constructed feasibility study. 

Monday 16 August 6.30pm - 8pm 

Register here by 5pm, 14 August 2021 

Join expert digital storytellers CineSpace to learn skills to capture great videos, craft digital stories and messages with your own phone that you can use for your group's social media, AGM reports and Grant Acquittal reports. This workshop will cover the following key topics:

• The basic storytelling elements to design and tell your group’s story on video (purpose, campaign, awareness, information for members).
• How to record a 60 second video with a key message about your community group using your phone.
• What free or cheap tools exist to help edit your phone based video and incorporate elements such as music.
• Why and how you can celebrate diversity and inclusion through your video stories.
• Privacy rules, tips and guidance around recording and storing videos for social media sites especially for community groups with members under 18 years old. 

When: Friday 20 August, 11am to 1pm

Register here by Thursday 19 August, 12pm

Child safety in sport and community groups means protecting children from abuse, providing safe, quality experiences and empowering children’s voices. The Victorian Government’s Betrayal of Trust report and the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse highlighted just how significant an issue child safety is within sport and that action is required now. In this webinar, Sports Community will highlight the seven Child Safe Standards - developed in response to the Betrayal of Trust report – examine why they’re important and how they apply to sporting organisations, leagues, clubs and associations. We’ll discuss how your club can protect children from abuse through policies and procedures, develop a culture of child safety and dissect a couple of real life scenarios and the best way to handle them. 

Thursday 2 September 6.30pm - 8pm

Register here by 5pm, 1 September 2021 

So, you have a project for community action, connection, leadership or perhaps just fun? You may already have funding for your project, but you've hit a snag and need support to activate your project to the next stage. COVID fatigue is real, momentum is hard to maintain, sometimes we need peer support to pivot, adapt and realise our dreams. In this workshop you will learn some basic project planning tips, present your project to the group and workshop ideas to progress it to the next stage with other participants and support from expert community ideas facilitator Debby Maziarz. Bring your initial idea and project plan to this workshop and prepare to share and receive feedback in a supportive online session. 

Friday 3 September, 12pm to 1.30pm

Register here by 12pm, 1 September 2021 

Congratulations you’ve received a community grant! At the bottom of your letter you may have seen the word acquittal. What does this mean? Where do you start? How can you do this easily? Why should you do this? 

Join expert community grants facilitator Debby Maziarz to learn about how to make acquittals easy and ensure you are eligible for funding again. 

Monday 4 October 6.30pm – 7.30pm 

Register here by 12pm, 1 October 2021

The shift to online meetings has been rapid and many people are still discovering tools which increase engagement and effectiveness when delivering meetings online. This session covers basics of how to use Zoom and other interactive web platforms, strategies for managing technology, building icebreaker activities, and effective evaluation into online sessions. On completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Manage basic workshop functions on Zoom
• Identify additional platforms and methods of engagement outside a basic platform (eg. Mentimeter, Eventbrite, Teams and Miro)
• Write an interactive plan that accounts for delivery in an online environment

• Identify strategies for connecting with participants during the meeting

This session is delivered by Volunteering Victoria.

When: Thursday 14 October 9:30am to 12:30pm. Online Zoom.

Register here by 1pm, Wednesday 13 October.

Presented by Justice Connect who are a group of lawyers working with not-for-profit organisations to build strong communities. 

This 2 part session will cover the following:

- Clauses that most rules contain

- Meaning of ‘quorum’, ‘proxy’ and ‘poll’

- Topics that rules must cover

- Changing rules legally, when and how

- Model Rules and other rule templates 

Wednesday 17 & 24 November 6.30pm - 8pm - This is a two part online session.

Register here by 5pm, 15 November 2021

Not for profits, clubs and volunteer groups are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of cybersecurity incidents. The way we work, live, collect and store personal and health information, use online tools like websites, social media and apps to promote and run our clubs and groups - has changed a lot in the last two years.

Data protection laws across Australia make it clear that organisations have a duty of care towards the protection of personal information to prevent the risk of serious harm to individuals. The impacts of cyber incidents can have significant consequences for an organisation, ranging from loss of productivity to reputational damage. 

Join this one hour online information session to learn the following:

• Current cybersecurity threats facing not for profits, clubs and volunteer groups in Australia.
• A high-level overview of key cybersecurity measures every group needs to have in place.
• An increased understanding of data collection and storage requirements and what to do when breaches occur.
• Access to the Digital Transformation Hub cybersecurity guides for not for profits, clubs and volunteer groups.

Tuesday 14 December 2021, 11am to 12pm

Register by clicking on this link before 12pm, 9 December.

Attracting volunteers and committee members is an important part of a non-profit organisation’s ‘business as usual’. For those that feel like volunteers are leaving as fast as they arrive, or a community group or non-profit simply doesn’t have enough volunteers to fulfil their goals: then this session is recommended. This session is designed to tease out what community groups most need from their volunteering workforce, breaking down those needs and creating a volunteering plan to match. It will help to maximise engagement with potential volunteers and give some tips and tricks to promote the organisation and potential volunteering opportunities.

Thursday 24 February, 9:30am to 12noon.

Register here by Wednesday 23 February, 1pm